Crock Pot Chicken Taco Chili
There is nothing like a lazy Sunday when you have a meal cooking all day in the crock pot and the aroma of food is in the air, or coming home from work on a weeknight and having dinner ready when you get home. I love my slow cooker and this chicken chili is a delicious, low point, high fiber meal. It's so easy to make and it is great over rice, with multi-grain chips, topped with low fat cheddar cheese or low fat sour cream. This makes a lot and it is even better the next day for lunch!
Gina's Weight Watcher Recipes
Servings: 10 • Size: 10 oz • Prep Time: 5 minutes • Calories: 202 • Points: 4 ww points
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 16-oz can black beans
- 1 16-oz can kidney beans
- 1 8-oz can tomato sauce
- 10 oz package frozen corn kernels
- 2 14.5-oz cans diced tomatoes w/chilies
- 1 packet taco seasoning
- 1 tbsp cumin
- 1 tbsp chili powder
- 24 0z. (3) boneless skinless chicken breasts
- chili peppers, chopped (optional)
- chopped fresh cilantro
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My gawd, this looks so good! I can do this without meat (veggie) - there's plenty of protein in the beans!
wow! looks yummy!
Sure, this can easily be made without the meat!
I need to get myself a crock pot! I've heard of many delicious dishes that can come out of a crock pot, but have never really seen it.
But now, the proof is here and it looks delicious!
Gina what is the serving size for crock pot chicken chili. And is the rice calculated in the points?
The serving size is 10 oz, the rice or cheese would be extra.
Gina, crockpot chicken chili came out great, what i need to know is what is the serving size for the 4 points. New to WW so want to stay in track.
Happy New Year
Hi Anonymous, the serving size is 10 oz. which is the same as 1 1/4 cups. Hope that helps!
This sounds great...maybe to save points I would serve it over plain salad!
The serving size is large enough that you can eat it alone and still be satisfied.
I just found your blog. I added it to my favorites. Thanks so much for posting low-fat recipes.
Thanks for the great blog Gina! I have the chili in my Crockpot right now! Smells great. I was wondering if you rinsed your beans or added the liquid from the can? I also wondered if the 1Tbsp of chile powder and Tbsp of cumin were correct? I thought that sounded like a bit much, so cut those to just a tsp each. Thanks!
I like spice so they were correct but you can certainly cut that back to your taste. It makes a whole lot so it didn't taste over-powering to me. I didn't rinse my beans, I added the whole can. Would love to hear how it comes out!
That looks tasty!
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Was delicious and very filling. I also used frozen boneless chicken tenders and it was done in less time. I'll be making again soon! Thx!
I'm a teenager who loves to cook and I made this for my family today after finding it on Tastespotting. It was a hit! Everyone kept saying how good it was. Thanks for the great recipe!
That's great! Glad to hear everyone enjoyed it. So easy to make!
How big is the package of frozen corn you used? We live in the UK and all the sizes are different over here (and I don't remember what the standard US size is anymore)! Thanks!
I made this Friday night. It's very good, and super easy. Thanks for posting!
Glad you liked it @ OK Chick. @silentbeauty I will purchase another small package of frozen corn and post the size, sorry for the confusion. It was one of those small packages.
Thanks so much for posting this recipe on Tastespotting. I noticed it last Friday. The only ingredients I had to pick up were a can of black beans and an onion. I cooked it up for dinner on Saturday. What a huge hit with my family! I love how much the recipe made - went far feeding a family of 5. Thanks again!
It's in the crockpot and smells terrific! Thanks for sharing it!
If you have a small crockpot, would you recommend just cutting the ingredients in half?
Sure, you can easily cut this recipe in half.
I'm making this right now and it still has a couple hours to go... smells great, but it's pretty runny... does it thicken up? Thanks! :)
Yes it will be thick when it's completely cooked. Try not to open the lid too much.
I'm making your chili right now- I'm so excited! Especially because it only cost me an extra $5 when added to what I already had in my cupboards. Fabulous!
That's great!
This is AWESOME!!!!!! This is my favorite right now! Thanks!
Made this yesterday and my sister is already asking me to bring some over today after I told her about it. It was delicious!
This is my most popular dish! Glad you liked it. It's better the next day!
It's in the crock pot! I'm really nervous it's going to be too spicy for me, but I guess I won't know until I try it. Thanks for the recipe! :)
Sorry, a few more questions! If the onions are on the bottom, will they burn? There wasn't a need to grease the crock pot in any way, right? And does it need to be stirred at all?
Thank you!
Hi Gina,
Thanks for another great recipe. We won the Texas chili cook-off and my son said he liked your recipe even better. The whole family said it was a hit and only wish we had more left over. I look forward to every recipe I try from you and appreciate your help in our weight loss.
G, I am away so I wasn't able to answer your questions, hope everything came out ok, it's pretty hard to mess up. Just put it in the crock pot and cover it, come home from work and it's done. Simple!
@Marine, so glad you all liked it! I hope you like all my other recipes.
I made this yesterday and it didn't turn out right. When preparing it, I layed the chicken on top like you said and when I came home... after it had cooked for 10 hours on low, the chicken was cooked on the bottom and still raw on the top. I ended up having to cook on my stovetop on high heat for close to an hour to get the chicken close to being shreddable. Even still when it was finished the chicken was tough. I'm not sure what went wrong.
Something went very wrong! It always comes out cooked and the meat just falls apart. In fact I always make my chicken like that in the crock pot. Was it covered the whole time?
Yes. I put it on at 8:30am and left for work- I didn't open it until 6:30pm. It's a brand new crock pot also, I've only used it twice prior to this. Has anyone else had this issue?
Then I would try pushing the chicken down so that it is completely covered by all liquids. Was the rest of it cooked?
I made this today and it was excellent. Thanks
How many chicken tenders would I use? I want to try tjhis recipe soon. But I buy frozen chicken tenders in bulk.
I have to say I've made this recipe several times. My whole family loves it.
It's one of those recipes you make again and again!
Thanks for this recipe. I made it yesterday(without the corn) and it was so, so good. I've never made chili before but this was incredible. I got rave reviews. I also just had leftovers for my lunch and you were right, it was better today! Yum!!!
I can't wait to try this! I"m so glad I found this website!!
I can't wait to try this!!
How should you cook this if you dont have a crock pot?
You could always simmer on low for a few hours to get similar results.
this is VERY good!!! It's really good with shredded lettuce instead of rice or chips!
Just made this today. It took about 10 minutes to put together and is soooooo delicious. My 2 year old daughter is still lingering at her plate and every once in awhile, she'll look up and say "YUMMY!" Thanks for the great and easy recipe! Can't wait to try the others!
I was wondering, when you say shred the chicken, do you do that using a cheese grater?
No, it pulls apart. You can use a fork.
I found your blog recently through Tastespotting and I must say, everything looks delicious. I made this recipe last week and had it for dinner all week. It was absolutely amazing and I couldn't wait to have dinner each night. I have already passed on this recipe to a few others and can't wait to make it again.
Made this last night and we loved it. I have one question, Do you know the nutrition information for a serving? If you could let me know I would really appreciate it! Thanks again :o)
@ Suzanna, when you say the nutrition information, are you asking for calories?
Yes. The calories, fat, sodium, carbs and sugars?
if not all, ill take any numbers that you have! Thanks- Suzanna
@Suzanna, it's 202 calories per serving. That's the only information I have aside from the points.
I made this yesterday for dinner. This is absolutely delicious. The recipe is now working its way around my building at work!! Great job, Gina!
I make this recipe all the time! Although, I think the rice is not needed, and instead of shredding the chicken, I cut it into chunks. I love this recipe!!!
Made this recipe tonight. It was delicious! I served over ricee with some low fat cheese. It's definitely a recipe to make over and over.
Just came across your site this morning...it's great! I'm making the chix-taco-chili right now and can't wait to serve it tonight for dinner. Tahnks for the recipe.
I made the broiled tilapia lastnite and it was amazing....when I got done preparing it I threw this together in a crockpot and when I left this morning my house smelled amazing! I absolutely LOVE this website and am very anxious to try the rest of your recipes. Thanks for all your effort into this site, its awesome!
Thanks for leaving a comment Serena!! Glad you liked it!
This was really good served over Brown Basmati Rice!
hello gina..
i just discoverd your site,and all the recepies looks great, im from holland,and following ww for 5 months now..
i have a guestion..what is a crackpot?is this the steel pan to cool for a long time? sorry for asking,but i can't wait to make this stew..
greetings from holland..ilonka
@ilonka - A crock pot is a slow cooker that you put all your ingredients in, you plug it in and your food slowly, safely cooks all day while you are out.
This is in the crockpot right now. I cant wait until my husband gets home so we can eat! :)
We loved this too.....delicious!
This was fantastic! We loved it and will add it to our regular rotation.
Will this cook faster if you cut the chicken breast in half so its not as thick? Or even use chicken tenders? Would really like to have this for dinner tonight! Thanks so much!!
Not sure, I would let it cook 6 hours on high to make sure everything cooks. You really shouldn't cut it shorter than that.
Skipped the taco seasoning and went with real chili peppers (to include 1 habarero, 2 jalapenos and 4 other chili peppers)... less sodium. SOOOOO good!!!!
I was curious how the points get calculated? Is it based off calories or did you count the points of everything you put in?
Thanks
@Nathan, I figure out the points for each ingredient that goes in, then add that together. Then I figure it how many servings it makes and divide it by that number.
This was so awesome!!
LOVE THE CHILI-WAS A GREAT HIT WITH MY HUSBAND. WE ARE BOTH DOING WW AND LOVE THE ADDED POINTS YOU PROVIDE. THANKS FOR PROVIDING A GREAT SITE FOR PEOPLE.
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!
Hello!
Im going to try this tomorrow. Do you put the chicken into the crockpot raw, or do you cook it a little first? Thank you!!!:)
@Dani - Raw, it cooks in the crock pot.
Hi Gina,
I know you're answering a lot of questions about the chicken...but do you put the chicken breasts in frozen or thawed?
That's ok. I always put it in thawed. But I heard you can use frozen chicken in the crock pot, although I have never tried that.
I followed this recipe exactly as it is - and it is wonderful, especially on a multigrain tortilla as a burrito!
Gina! Thanks so much! Tried it...LOVED IT and so does my very picky-eater husband. Wee hoo! (Especially loved that I didn't have to do the points calculating...ha!) THANKS!
This is an awesome chili recipe. A new family favorite for sure. Thanks Gina.
I make this all the time; it is delicious!
A friend gave me this site! AWESOME recipe! Does not taste WW at all!
What does WW taste like?? lol
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